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abuttal
a·but·tal
/
əˈbʌt
l
/
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[
uh
-
buht
-l
]
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noun
1.
abuttals.
a.
those parts of one piece of land that
abut
on adjacent lands; boundaries.
b.
Also,
buttals
.
Law.
the boundary lines of a piece of land in relation to adjacent lands.
2.
the act or state of abutting.
Origin:
1620–30;
abut
+
-al
2
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abutment
or
abuttal
(əˈbʌtmənt)
—
n
1.
the state or process of abutting
2.
a. something that abuts
b. the thing on which something abuts
c. the point of junction between them
3.
architect, civil engineering
a construction that takes the thrust of an arch or vault or supports the end of a bridge
abuttal
or
abuttal
—
n
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